Careful Thinking in Reckless Times: The 318th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
3/25/20261 hr 40 min
On this, our 318th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss how to understand our universe: through logic, intuition, and probability, through keeping track of what we believe, and being willing to change our minds. Avoiding certainty is difficult, but necessary. Using examples of who killed Charlie Kirk, and whether the venue where he was speaking suggests black magic, we discuss how to make sense of the world in a scientific way. Meanwhile in Washington: a $1 bill is booked into evidence.
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First 90 secondsBret Weinstein· Host0:00
[gentle music] Hey folks, welcome to the Dark Horse Podcast live stream number 6,003- Yep ... what number is it actually?
Heather Heying· Co-host0:11
Uh, 318.
Bret Weinstein· Host0:12
Two. I don't think it's 318. Um...
Heather Heying· Co-host0:16
Did I make that up?
Bret Weinstein· Host0:18
I don't know. Somebody made it up.
Heather Heying· Co-host0:20
It's 318.
Bret Weinstein· Host0:21
It's 318. All right, not prime, very simple. Um...
Heather Heying· Co-host0:24
[laughs] It's gonna be that kind of a day, huh?
Bret Weinstein· Host0:27
Despite appear- I'm like, "You're wrong."
Heather Heying· Co-host0:28
Really, am I? I'm not wrong. Where did that come from?
Bret Weinstein· Host0:31
[laughs] Man, it's just, it's crazy out there, and I'm trying to keep my head above water, which is part of what we are gonna be talking about today. How do you keep your head above water when- Yeah ... everything is so confusing?
Heather Heying· Co-host0:42
One thing to do is do what you're doing right now, which is just to remain on solid ground.
Bret Weinstein· Host0:45
Terra firma. I say it every time I get off the ferry or the airplane, terra firma. So that's really what we're about, terra firma. How do you get to cognitive terra firma- Fair enough ... in an environment that is basically like intellectual quicksand across the board? Uh, across the board is probably the wrong metaphor for quicksand, but so be it. [laughs] Yep. So I'm Dr. Bret Weinstein. You're Dr. Heather Heying.
Heather Heying· Co-host1:17
Yeah.
Bret Weinstein· Host1:18
Um...
Heather Heying· Co-host1:18
That's right. Uh, we did a fun Q&A last week, which you can find on Locals, and, uh, we're not doing one after the show this week, but we will have, ha- be having one for two hours this Sunday at Locals at 11:00 AM Pacific. Join